Slots Adventures

sure as rain, there’s another slots tourney going on at english harbour this morning.  this one is on the pinata fiesta machine, with the tournamnet titled “thanksgiving fiesta”.  i’m guessing there is no “pilgrim’s landing” or cranberry sauce gone wild” slot games at the harbour, so the pinata fiesta must be the most appropriate slot for the thanksgiving theme.

here’s a shot of the pilgrim’s landing, erps, pinata fiesta machine . . . 

 you can see that it’s a classic three reel slot, one payline across the middle.  you can wager up to three coins on a spin, but it’s just like the Monte Magic Slot in that regard.  the third coin you wager does not activate a new “three coin payline”, instead, it activates a bonus symbol that may land on the third reel of the slot.

the bonus symbol unlocks a bonus game (as opposed to say, hitting a mini jackpot or something). 

the tournament on this slot has a little less than $400 up for grabs at the moment.  there’s $250 in bonus money, and $127.50 in cash that will go to the top 10 finishers.  right now those guys all have $5,000 or more in tournament credits.

i’m starting out with $400, which is cool.  it’s like getting a “deep stack” to start out a poker tournament with.  i like it better than a $300 starting total, that’s for sure.  but, i’m looking and seeing that there are already well over 4,000 players in the tourney. 

so, if just 10 of them come out betting big and hit, those are the ones with $5,000/$8,000 or $24,000 in credits.  i just couldn’t bring myself to do that.  i wanted to enjoy the new slot a little bit this morning.  so i came out betting $3 a spin.  and i’m glad i did, because this particular slot is running so cold i had to start a fire in the wood stove to keep ME from freezing. 

it’s been paying off about 52% so far.  if i’d have been betting big, i’d be out of the tournament already, for sure.

of course, that can work to my advantage.  at some point i can ramp up the coin size and hope the machine “is due” and finally hits.  ack, i’m just playing mind games with myself.  but, that’s my “strategy” anyway.

woo-hoo!!  cranked the coin size up to $5, and bet 3 on a spin and hit a winner (with the help of the WILD sombrero).  now i’m up to $740, and in 119th place.  not far enough, but on the right track! 

now, i have just enough credits to bump it up to $10 a spin.  that’ll give me 30 spins or so to hit something else worthwhile

well, so much for that theory.  i’ve melted down to nothing. 

i would have included a screenshot of the bonus game, but for the life of me i couldn’t unlock it.

i do appreciate these tournaments at EH.  they give me a chance to try new machines that i usually wouldn’t try on my own in the regular cash money part of the casino.